PALAPA D

NORAD ID: 35812 Int'l Code: 2009-046A
Perigee: 35,779.3 km
Apogee: 35,794.6 km
Inclination: 0.0 &deg
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
Launch date: August 31, 2009Source: Indonesia (INDO)
Comments: Palapa-D is an Indonesian communications satellite, owned by Indonesian satellite communications company Indosat, which will use the satellite to provide links and broadcasting services to southeastern Asian nations. Launched Aug. 31, the satellite was reported by officials to have failed to enter orbit after an anomaly occurred in the third stage of its Long March 3B launch vehicle. Shortly after, Thales Alenia Space announced it captured the satellite and was maneuvering towards its normal orbit.